Anesthesia

The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved the final version of legislation to address drug shortages, according to a report from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Mednax today announced the acquisition of Florida Atlantic Anesthesia, a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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The American Medical Association this week announced that Joseph P. Annis, MD, will serve a sixth consecutive term on its board of trustees.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named H. Ronald Vinik, MD, professor emeritus in the department of anesthesiology.

The University of Pittsburgh's obstetric anesthesiology fellowship program has received a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

A new study found that the use of regional anesthesia was associated with a significant reduction in major pulmonary complications and death among patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.  

The National Quality Forum yesterday appointed Lee A. Fleisher, MD, to its Consensus Standards Approval Committee, the American Society of Anesthesiologists reported.  

North American Partners in Anesthesia this week acquired Norwich (Conn.) Anesthesia Associates, a medical practice providing anesthesiology services at William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich.

The California Supreme Court has refused to bar nurse anesthetists from administering anesthesia to hospital patients without physician supervision, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.